Ace Football previews the Serie A round 8 match between Lecce and Juventus and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Juventus go up against Lecce on Sunday for a Serie A meeting at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare.
Lecce are placed 12th with nine points after seven matches. Juventus occupy a position as eightth in the league on 11 points.
Team form: Lecce vs Juventus
Lecce Form
In their last three games, Lecce lost 3-0 against AC Milan, got defeated 1-2 by Bologna before winning 0-3 against Udinese. Lecce claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost three, scored six goals and conceded ten.
Juventus Form
Juventus achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Celta Vigo 1-2. A 0-3 defeat against Lazio followed, before drawing with Rennes in a match resulting 2-2. Juventus claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting facts for Lecce and Juventus
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lecce and Juventus. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 Lecce home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Lecce home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lecce have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Lecce have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Lecce home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Juventus matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Juventus matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Juventus matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Juventus away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Juventus away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Lecce vs Juventus
Lassana Coulibaly is the most prolific Serie A marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Juventus look to Edon Zhegrova, hoping he can add to his current total of two Serie A goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Lecce vs Juventus
Full-time result
Lecce won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare. They drew two and lost five as well, while Juventus won five of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost one. Juventus have not lost to Lecce in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Lecce scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Juventus scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Juventus will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday with Lecce managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Juventus have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Lecce when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lecce, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Juventus, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.
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